Nasalized form is sancire "make sacred, confirm, ratify, ordain." Sacred cow "object of Hindu veneration," is from 1891; figurative sense of "one who must not be criticized" is first recorded 1910, reflecting Western views of Hinduism. Sacred Heart "the heart of Jesus as an object of religious veneration" is from 1765.

Example Sentences for unsacred

Hence that unsacred stillness which weighs down upon Drury-lane on Sunday-mornings.

But its atmosphere is a shade too professional; it opens too precipitately on the unlovely and unsacred street.

Margaret then played sacred airs on the piano, which Michael listened to with most unsacred feelings.